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About Jhak Village

Jhak is a mid sized village in Bhinmal tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,925, made up of 945 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1521.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhak village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Bhinmal
Pincode 307803
Area (hectares) 1521.24 hectares
Population 1,925
Male Population 945
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhak compares

By the 2011 count Jhak is the 58th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents. Its 1521.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jhak

Jhak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhak from other places

Jhak lies about 37 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Bagra, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhak
Nearest railway station Marwar Bagra 22 km
Nearest town Sirohi 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinmal 34 km
District headquarters Jalor 37 km

Villages closest to Jhak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinmal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jhak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhak village had a population of 1,925. That makes it the 58th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Jhak village has 945 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhak has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jhak is 307803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhak covers 1521.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhak falls under Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhak is Marwar Bagra, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhak.

Jhak is about 37 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhak is in Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Bagra is about 22 km away. Sirohi is about 28 km away. Bhinmal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratpura (2.4 km), Punang Kalan (3.2 km) and Punang Khurd (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhak today is likely to be higher.

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